BALTIMORE, MD (September 1, 2021) – Governor Larry Hogan today proclaimed September 2021 as the third annual International Underground Railroad Month. The month acknowledges the significance of the Underground Railroad, and all those involved, for its contribution to the eradication of slavery in the United States and as a cornerstone for a more comprehensive civil rights movement that followed. September also marks the self liberation of two of Maryland’s freedom fighters, Harriet Tubman and Frederick[...]
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Baltimore, MD (November 1, 2021) - The National Park Service recently announced the newly designated National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom members, including four new sites in Maryland. The new listings have verified connections to the Underground Railroad and provide insight into the experiences of freedom seekers who bravely escaped slavery and those who assisted them. Three of the four new Network to Freedom sites were researched as part of the Maryland Department of Commerce[...]